We are proud to announce that two Moritz graduates were
honored at the OSU Alumni Association's 2004 Awards Banquet held October
8 in Columbus. The awards honor those individuals who personify the University's
tradition of excellence, thereby bringing distinction to themselves and
to Ohio State through their outstanding achievements. Salvador Cicero
'98 and Andrea Shemberg '97 were both recipients of the William Oxley
Thompson award.

The Thompson Alumni Award for early career achievement is
presented to young alumni who have demonstrated distinctive achievement
in a career, civic involvement, or both.

While working at the Mexican Consulate in Chicago, Sal assisted
local attorneys in understanding international and immigration law as
it pertained to defending Mexican nationals accused of a crime. His "memorandum
of understanding" between the Illinois Department of Children and
Family Services and the Consulate may have been the first-ever agreement
between a consulate and a state government agency relating to treatment
of foreign nationals in the United States. His current work on human rights
continues at the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he provides
legal advice on consular notification for accused foreign nationals, human
trafficking, smuggling and other issues.

While studying at the London School of Economics, Andrea's
analysis of a pipeline contract between the Turkish government and BP
exposed inherent conflicts with Turkey's obligations under international
human rights law, and led to an agreement to address the concerns, and
integrate human rights concerns into future contracts. Her current work
with Amnesty UK involves the launch of an international campaign to convince
international public lenders and private corporations to integrate human
rights safeguards into their business agreements.